Biography
The director from Burkina Faso studied at the Emerson College School of the Arts in Boston. Her graduation film "The Price of Ignorance" won the Jury Prize at the 2001 Fespaco Pan-African Film and Television Festival. Her short film "Kounandi" screened at the Sundance and Toronto film festivals in 2004. After working for several years in the independent film scene in Hollywood, in 2008 she decided to return to Burkino Faso where she has since made several feature films.
Source: 73. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)